Football Update: English Premier League- West Brom vs. Blackburn Rovers (Preview)
West Brom will have to do without the services of Chris Brunt, who is suspended for the fixture at The Hawthorns. The midfielder is currently leading the Premier League table for the most number of assists. He picked up his fifth booking of this season in
the 2-0 defeat to Bolton and will now have to serve a one match ban.
Brunt’s ideal replacement would have been Jerome Thomas; however, the winger missed the match against Bolton because of illness and is a doubt for today’s match. With the influential midfielder and winger missing from their squad, West Brom will have to
be at their best if they wish to get a good result today.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christopher-Samba-c9212 is expected to return for Blackburn for the fixture against West Brom. The defender missed the home defeat to Stoke City with an ankle injury but seems to have recovered. Samba, who was recently stripped of his captaincy by new manager
Steve Kean, will return to take the place of youngster http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Grant-Hanley-c15207.
El-Hadji Diouf will be hoping for a recall after he was dropped to the bench in the match against Stoke City. If played, Diouf could make a huge difference for his side. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jason-Roberts-c17973 has not yet recovered from his hamstring
injury and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vince-Grella-c36176 has an Achilles problem, which will keep out the trio in the clash against West Brom.
Match Facts
In the last two meetings between Blackburn Rovers and West Brom in the Premier League, Blackburn have had a player sent off both times.
Blackburn rovers have not been able to keep a clean sheet away from home this season in the Premier League.
Stoke is the only team who have managed to stop Blackburn Rovers from scoring in their last 11 away matches in the Premier League.
Blackburn Rovers’ last five goals in away games have all been scored in the 80th minute of the match or even later.
West Brom have managed to keep just two clean sheets in their last 16 matches in the Premier League at the Hawthorns. Both the games were against Sunderland.
Blackburn http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385 have managed to win just one of their last away matches in the Premier League in the midlands.
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